Virginia A. Nofziger, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, of Lyons, OH, passed away peacefully with her family present Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2016, at Heartland of Wauseon. She had reached the age of 85 years. She was born January 5, 1930, near Wauseon, the youngest child of William B. and Clara (Beck) Nofziger, and married Herbert W. Nofziger on July 25, 1948 and he survives. A resident of the Lyons area many years, she was a homemaker and helped her husband with the dairy farm. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time and doing things with her grandchildren, and also traveling with friends .She was active in the Wauseon FISH Program. She was a former active member of the Inlet Mennonite Church near Wauseon and was a present member of North Clinton Church at Wauseon.

Virginia and Herbert had five children, Barbara, dec'd (Richard) Henricks, Jane (Terry) Wyse of Wauseon, Mike (Gwen) Nofziger of Lyons, Stephen Nofziger, dec'd., and Matt (Lynelle) Nofziger of Wauseon; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ada Stuckey of West Unity, and Marjorie (Cal) Short of Archbold and a brother-in-law, Orval Wyse of Archbold.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, LaVern, Olen and Lawrence Nofziger; three sisters, Orpha Nofziger, Berneda Stuckey, and Myrtie Wyse.